The​ ​Mobile​ ​Bank​ ​to​ ​offer​ ​Apple​ ​Pay​ ​in​ ​France Apple​ ​Pay​ ​Coming​ ​to​ ​N26​ ​Customers

Berlin,​ ​24th​ ​October,​ ​2017​ ​-​ ​N26​ ​is​ ​proud​ ​to​ ​announce​ ​that​ ​it​ ​now​ ​supports​ ​Apple​ ​Pay​ ​in​ ​France.​ ​The Mobile​ ​Bank​ ​has​ ​a​ ​strong​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​innovation​ ​and​ ​consistently​ ​strives​ ​to​ ​make​ ​the​ ​most​ ​modern products​ ​available​ ​to​ ​its​ ​customers.​ A​​ pple​ ​Pay,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​transforming​ ​mobile payments​ ​with​ ​an​ ​easy,​ ​secure​ ​and​ ​private​ ​way​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​that’s​ ​fast​ ​and convenient,​ ​will​ ​now​ ​be​ ​available​ ​to​ ​N26​ ​customers​ ​in​ ​France.​ ​Supporting Apple​ ​Pay​ ​is​ ​another​ ​example​ ​of​ ​the​ ​innovation​ ​for​ ​which​ ​N26​ ​is​ ​so​ ​well known.

It’s​ ​easy​ ​to​ ​add​ ​your​ ​card​ ​to​ ​Apple​ ​Pay​ ​and​ ​can​ ​be​ ​done​ ​directly​ ​in​ ​the​ ​app, making​ ​it​ ​possible​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​seamlessly​ ​with​ ​your​ ​N26​ ​card.​ ​Alternatively​ ​you​ ​can also​ ​add​ ​the​ ​card​ ​through​ ​the​ ​Apple​ ​Wallet​ ​application.​ ​From​ ​its​ ​set​ ​up,​ ​to​ ​use, Apple​ ​Pay​ ​is​ ​the​ ​fastest,​ ​most​ ​modern​ ​way​ ​to​ ​pay.​ ​N26’s​ ​incorporation​ ​of Apple​ ​Pay​ ​shows​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Mobile​ ​Bank​ ​has​ ​grown​ ​from​ ​a​ ​challenger​ ​to​ ​a competitor​ ​that​ ​offers​ ​the​ ​same​ ​products​ ​and​ ​features​ ​as​ ​bigger​ ​banks.​ ​​ ​N26 will​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​partner​ ​with​ ​the​ ​best​ ​and​ ​most​ ​innovative​ ​companies​ ​to​ ​offer its​ ​customers​ ​the​ ​best​ ​products​ ​available.

Through​ ​its​ ​support​ ​of​ ​Apple​ ​Pay,​ ​N26​ ​offers​ ​its​ ​customers​ ​the​ ​easiest​ ​way​ ​to pay​ ​with​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​secure​ ​transaction​ ​systems​ ​developed.​ ​​Security​ ​and privacy​ ​is​ ​at​ ​the​ ​core​ ​of​ ​Apple​ ​Pay.​ ​When​ ​you​ ​use​ ​a​ ​credit​ ​or​ ​debit​ ​card​ ​with Apple​ ​Pay,​ ​the​ ​actual​ ​card​ ​numbers​ ​are​ ​not​ ​stored​ ​on​ ​the​ ​device,​ ​nor​ ​on​ ​Apple​ ​servers.​ ​Instead,​ ​a​ ​unique Device​ ​Account​ ​Number​ ​is​ ​assigned,​ ​encrypted​ ​and​ ​securely​ ​stored​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Secure​ ​Element​ ​on​ ​your​ ​device. Each​ ​transaction​ ​is​ ​authorized​ ​with​ ​a​ ​one-time​ ​unique​ ​dynamic​ ​security​ ​code.

"We​ ​see​ ​huge​ ​demand​ ​for​ ​Apple​ ​Pay​ ​from​ ​our​ ​customers​ ​in​ ​France"​ ​explains​ ​Jérémie​ ​Rosselli,​ ​General Manager​ ​for​ ​France​ ​at​ ​N26.​ ​"Supporting​ ​Apple​ ​Pay​ ​is​ ​another​ ​step​ ​in​ ​our​ ​strategy​ ​to​ ​become​ ​the one-stop-shop​ ​for​ ​all​ ​financial​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​our​ ​customers".

Online​ ​shopping​ ​in​ ​apps​ ​and​ ​on​ ​websites​ ​accepting​ ​Apple​ ​Pay​ ​is​ ​as​ ​simple​ ​as​ ​the​ ​touch​ ​of​ ​a​ ​finger​ ​with Touch​ ​ID,​ ​so​ ​there’s​ ​no​ ​need​ ​to​ ​manually​ ​fill​ ​out​ ​lengthy​ ​account​ ​forms​ ​or​ ​repeatedly​ ​type​ ​in​ ​shipping​ ​and billing​ ​information.​ Y​​ ou​ ​can​ ​add​ ​your​ ​N26​ ​card​ ​to​ ​your​ ​Apple​ ​wallet​ ​on​ ​(iOS​ ​10.3​ ​or​ ​later): ● iPhone​ ​6​ ​or​ ​later ● Apple​ ​Watch​ ​paired​ ​with​ ​iPhone​ ​5​ ​or​ ​later ● Macbook​ ​Pro​ ​with​ ​Touch​ ​iD ● iPad​ ​Pro,​ ​iPad​ ​Air​ ​2,​ ​iPad​ ​Mini​ ​3​ ​and​ ​4

For more information on Apple Pay, visit: http://www.apple.com/apple-pay/ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​

About​ ​N26 N26​ ​is​ ​Europe’s​ ​first​ ​Mobile​ ​Bank​ ​with​ ​a​ ​full​ ​European​ ​banking​ ​license​ ​and​ ​is​ ​setting​ ​new​ ​standards​ ​in​ ​banking.​ ​N26 has​ ​redesigned​ ​banking​ ​for​ ​the​ ​smartphone,​ ​making​ ​it​ ​simple,​ ​fast​ ​and​ ​contemporary.​ ​Opening​ ​a​ ​new​ ​bank​ ​account

takes​ ​only​ ​eight​ ​minutes​ ​and​ ​can​ ​be​ ​done​ ​directly​ ​from​ ​your​ ​smartphone.​ ​Users​ ​receive​ ​a​ ​Mastercard​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​cashless or​ ​withdraw​ ​cash​ ​all​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​They​ ​can​ ​block​ ​or​ ​unblock​ ​their​ ​card​ ​with​ ​a​ ​simple​ ​click​ ​and​ ​send​ ​money instantly​ ​to​ ​friends​ ​and​ ​contacts.​ ​Valentin​ ​Stalf​ ​and​ ​Maximilian​ ​Tayethal​ ​founded​ ​N26​ ​in​ ​2013​ ​and​ ​launched​ ​the​ ​initial product​ ​in​ ​early​ ​2015.​ ​Since​ ​the​ ​launch​ ​N26​ ​has​ ​grown​ ​to​ ​more​ ​than​ ​500.000​ ​customers​ ​across​ ​17​ ​European markets.​ ​N26​ ​currently​ ​operates​ ​in:​ ​Austria,​ ​Belgium,​ ​Estonia,​ ​Finland,​ ​France,​ ​Germany,​ ​Greece,​ ​Ireland,​ ​Italy,​ ​Latvia, Lithuania,​ ​Luxembourg,​ ​Netherlands,​ ​Portugal,​ ​Slovakia,​ ​Slovenia,​ ​and​ ​Spain​ ​and​ ​employs​ ​290​ ​people.​ ​N26​ ​has​ ​also announced​ ​its​ ​launch​ ​in​ ​the​ ​US​ ​market​ ​in​ ​mid-2018​ ​through​ ​its​ ​wholly​ ​owned​ ​New​ ​York-based​ ​subsidiary​ ​N26​ ​Inc. Since​ ​January​ ​2015,​ ​N26​ ​has​ ​been​ ​available​ ​for​ ​Android,​ ​iOS,​ ​and​ ​desktop.​ ​N26​ ​has​ ​raised​ ​more​ ​than​ ​$55​ ​million from​ ​investors​ ​including​ ​Li​ ​Ka-Shing’s​ ​Horizons​ ​Ventures,​ ​Battery​ ​Ventures​ ​and​ ​Valar​ ​Ventures,​ ​in​ ​addition​ ​to members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Zalando​ ​management​ ​board,​ ​Earlybird​ ​Venture​ ​Capital​ ​and​ ​Redalpine​ ​Ventures.

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